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MD Anderson Summer Experience

The MD Anderson Summer Experience is offered for  high school, college, graduate and medical students who are interested in exploring a career in cancer research.

The application period for the MD Anderson Summer Experience Track 1 and Track 2 programs is now CLOSED.*

For those trainees and students who are not part of the Summer Experience but who would still like to come to MD Anderson for the summer, it is recommended you identify and contact a faculty mentor directly to attend independently of the Summer Experience Program.

Visit the MD Anderson SciVal Experts website to engage in a search for a faculty mentor by research area of interest. 

Track 1: Competitive

Ten paid weeks of research in a broad range of areas of cancer biology, medicine, and prevention.

Competitive application process. See individual programs for additional details.  

  • Application dates: Dec. 17, 2012 through Feb. 28, 2013 - CLOSED*

  • Program dates: June 3, 2013 through Aug. 9, 2013

Track 2: Non-Competitive

Four weeks or ten weeks of research experiences in a broad range of areas of cancer biology, medicine, and prevention.

Non-competitive application process. Compensation is not guaranteed for all students.

  • Application dates: Dec. 17, 2012 through Feb. 28, 2013 - CLOSED

  • Program dates:
        June 3, 2013 through Aug. 9, 2013
        June 3, 2013 through June 28, 2013
        July 8, 2013 through Aug. 9, 2013


*The application period for the Science Park Undergraduate Research Program closes at 11:59 p.m. on March 1.


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